Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall v.1 1846 - Edward Lear (1812-1888) - 17 images

Knowsley Hall is a stately home near Liverpool in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. It is the ancestral home of the Stanley family, the Earls of Derby. The hall is surrounded by 2,500 acres (10 km2) of parkland which contains the Knowsley Safari Park. Edward, the 13th Earl created a large library of works relating to natural history and was a champion of Edward Lear, whom he commissioned to paint animals from the menagerie.

This download features 17 hi-res images, in jpeg format, that are 300dpi and range in size from 4008 pixels wide/tall to 6874 pixels wide/tall.

Animals/birds included are: Pileated Guan, Quebec Marmot, Vitoe Nyctipithecus Infulatus, Jaguarundi, American Emu, Red Lemur, Wattled Crown Crane, Stanley Crane, Eyebrowed Rollulus, Eyed Tyrse, Eyebrowed Guan, Banded Mongoose, Whiskered Yarke, Javan Squirrel, Purple Guan, Maned Goose and Piping Guan.

The pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.

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